Originally Posted by
92ProTruck
Carshark, I am not using my hypo condition as an example of anything. Clearly, I have only been in hypo 3 weeks. In my other thread I was just posting the status that I still had ich after 3 weeks (I thought it was newsworthy and a bit unusual). I agree 6 weeks on hypo. I'll give you partial credit on your definition of parasite. The definition itself does not say that a parasite requires a host. In fact there are many examples of parasites that can live without a host. I think someone used the dog and flea example recently. But under your theory which you have derived from this and other websites and believe so strongly in, ich is a specific type of parasite that does require a host to survive so I understand where your coming from but again that is the danger of stating "facts" and can confuse others. Everything I have ever read by a published expert says the life cycle is 14 days. Again, you have adopted the 28 days like many others on here. Again, partial credit as I know you meant that to rid your tank of ich you should go 2 life cycles to be sure. But again, mis-information. Which is the only real point here. A lot of people get what they think are facts or numbers and repeat them ad nauseum out of context which leads to a bunch of confused folks. I also believe (although never researched it) some inverts can surive in hypo conditions. Certainly freshwater species can. I think my nass snail in hypo is still alive although I don't expect him to survive the whole 6 weeks. It is difficult to recite "facts" with 100% accuracy but so many do it...I just hate to see it.What can you tell me about how I got ich in my tank? No fish, rocks, or corals in 4 months prior to ich outbreak. How did it get there? How long was it there? I do want to try an avoid another outbreak and help on this is much appreciated.
as in many of the readings i have seen and the countless hours i have spent on reading about this parasite
.. i have based an OPINION in that it could be on your fish, and even reproducing without you seeing it. ie in the gills, inner tissue where it is not exposed and dropping off during the night to enter the reproductive stage which can not be seen with the
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eye, because actually all you can see is cysts not the actual parasite. so with healthy fish, the ick could be kept to a minimum without visible evidence because the fish is able to fight it off essentially and not start forming cysts on the outer tissue to protect itself when the inner tissue is overpopulated with the parasite. so if you did a water change, moved around rock, did something to really stress your fish out, its immune system held off the serious side effects of ich. the purpose of hyposalinity is to effectively kill the parasite completely not just stop forming cysts and reproducing.
I will be sure from now when i state "facts" that they cover every aspect of the entire world just not what that actually pertains to the use in the hobby..
